Windows 2008 R2 Add VHD disk or boot from VHD disk

Did You know that you can add a VHD disk to your windows 2008 R2 Server and /or boot from it ?

You can easy edit the VHD and reuse it in hyper-v.

So go to disk manager and right click on disk management

You can create a new VHD. If you use dynamic make sure you have the disk space that u needed.

I use a fixed disk with windows 7 on it. that I use in hyper-v as golden Image for my desktops.

fill in the VHD location. You can make it read only if you need software install that is on a VHD, I have a VHD with all the ISO files on it that I can mount on every server if I need to install extra software or tools.

But now I use the Windows 7 VHD now that I mounted the disk I can use it.

I need a WallPaper on the windows 7

now I can do a offline or detach vhd , If I don;t I get this error in hyper-v

even if the disk is offline

You can also delete the VHD 😉

or You can boot from the VHD it is just like in windows 7 mount it and use bcdedit to change the boot string.